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HR 4543 110th Congress House Agriculture and Food Commerce Employee selection Food safety Health Labor and Employment Meat packing industry Tuberculosis

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or…

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To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.

Introduced: December 13, 2007 Introduced by: Aderholt, Robert B. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Dec 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 13, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to: (1) require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with a poultry or meat processing facility; and (2) prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis (permits such person's future hiring if no longer determined to have active tuberculosis).

What's happening now April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4543: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4543/
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"H.R. 4543: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4543/.
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H.R. 4543, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4543/.
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[H.R. 4543: To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require an active tuberculosis screening for any individual seeking employment with meat processing facilities or poultry processing facilities, and to prohibit the hiring of any individual who is determined to have active tuberculosis.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4543/)
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